By Jeff Chung, Special to the Star-Advertiser on January 21, 2018 • Updated on January 23, 2018 at 11:02 pm

By Jeff Chung, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on January 21, 2018 • Updated on January 23, 2018 at 11:02 pm

North Korea will be sending not only their athletes but a 230-member cheering squad, the 140-member Samjiyon Orchestra and possibly the Moranbong Band, the North Korean K-pop group, to perform in South Korea during the 2018 Winter Olympics next month.
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By Jeff Chung, Special to the Star-Advertiser on December 3, 2017 • Updated on December 2, 2017 at 8:02 pm

By Jeff Chung, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on December 3, 2017 • Updated on December 2, 2017 at 8:02 pm

At South Korea’s 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards, two films and their veteran stars swept top categories. “A Taxi Driver” was named best film and its star, Kang-ho Song,who visited Honolulu in 2002, won best leading actor.
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By Jeff Chung, Special to the Star-Advertiser on October 29, 2017 • Updated on October 30, 2017 at 1:50 pm

By Jeff Chung, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on October 29, 2017 • Updated on October 30, 2017 at 1:50 pm

KBS America has changed its picture size and is in a test period, awaiting feedback from viewers. It’s changed from letterbox (black bars ontop and bottom) to pillarbox (black bars to the left and right), and, as a result, many viewers who have their TV settings on “zoom” have had the subtitles basically disappear from their screens.
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By Jeff Chung, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on October 15, 2017

K-pop has added a new dimension to the industry: theme parks. The new 617-acre Jeju Shinhwa World will host hotels under the Marriott, Four Seasons and other brands, villas, a casino, an amusement theme park, a Lionsgate movie world, a water park, shopping, restaurants and YG Town.
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By Jeff Chung, Special to the Star-Advertiser Posted on September 17, 2017

If you know Korean, television dramas could end up being twice as enjoyable if you understand the nuances of the language and culture. If you’re serious about learning the language, there are 23 Korean-language schools in Hawaii to help you.
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